SIROM Scientific Solutions has $5 million of outstanding equity and $5 million of bank debt. The bank debt costs 4% per year. The estimated equity beta is 2. If the market risk premium is 8% and the risk-free rate is 4%, compute the weighted average cost of capital if the firm's tax rate is 35%.

2. using calculations based on a perpetual inventory system, determine the inventory balance altira would report in its august 31, 2021, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its august 2021 income statement using the average cost method. (round "average cost per unit" to 2 decimal places.)